Two Seconds (1932)

William Janney: Student Observer at Execution

Quotes 

• College Boy at Execution : Look, Doctor, when that current's turned on, how long will it take before it's all over?

  The Prison Doctor : You mean before I'll pronounce him dead?

  College Boy at Execution : No, before he actually is dead. Will he pass out as soon as the current hits him?

  The Prison Doctor : No.

  Reporter : He won't? I thought it was all over just like that!

  [He snaps his finger] 

  The Prison Doctor : Not with a powerful fellow like John Allen. His body will be paralyzed but his brain will continue to function for... maybe two seconds.

  College Boy at Execution : Gee, those'll be the longest two seconds he ever lived!

  The Prison Doctor : Long enough for him to relive his whole life!